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I like to think if Jesus existed he was a Buddhist, but that's not important.
Getting back on track, the NRA has to bear some serious responsibility for the unnecessary armament of American conservatives by scaring up paranoia every time a Democrat gets elected president. Despite evidence to the contrary, they insist that fundamental changes in gun control, perhaps even outright bans, are just around the corner (and insinuate that following the gun control, the government will do something terrible like interning citizens or political killings), and so gun culture people go out and buy a ton of ammo and guns. It's likely amazing for arms traders and retailers, but for the rest of us, the people who aren't in gun culture, it's disconcerting.
Beyond that, there's revolutionary talk in the dialog that comes and goes. Because lunatics like Beck and his ilk that have a lot of attention, we're hearing a lot about armed resistance against some vague oppressor. Obama getting elected coincided with a massive increase in American militia activity, take from that what you will. We have people showing up to town hall meetings heavily armed. Politically motivated crimes, including domestic terrorism, are up.
There's an element of paranoia to the threat topic, but it's not entirely disconnected from reality.
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